(July 19, 2013 at 11:55 pm)christcahinkilla Wrote: "I do not believe god(s) exist"
"I do not have a belief on the subject of whether or not god(s) exist"
huge difference in these two ideas.
anyone want to discuss?
I have no evidence for or against the existence of any deity. The argument against the existence of a deity is more compelling to me so I make a leap of 'faith' and say I believe that deities do not exist, even though I do not know either way.
I have an internal system that sets different levels of reason to each element of my life, it is not consistent because different aspects of my life require different levels of reason - generally speaking the less important it is to me the lower the level of reason and vice versa. I have no universal truths, just levels of reason I am prepared to accept.
As elements of my life take on different levels of importance and as I gather more information to reason with I am prone to contradiction, but these contradictions drive my intellectual curiosity, so I welcome them. I hope never to be certain of anything, that's the start of intellectual intransigence and ignorance. I hope always to be searching for a better answer.
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
